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Example Sentences

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"Tariffs could still impact trade flows this year, although likely to a lesser extent than in 2025," Zwemmer added.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The district court judge had no discretion to impose a lesser sentence, though he maintained misgivings about the prosecution’s evidence.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

All of this contributes to churn, which has made streaming companies a lesser cash cow than the cable setup of old.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis told the student newspaper that he didn’t want an A at Yale to be seen as lesser than those of its competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

You might as well ask a man to eat molecules with a pair of chop-sticks, as to try to interest me about the lesser carnivora, when I know of what is before me.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker